The Outdoor Living Digest

In addition to some of the best Southern food in Miami, Red Rooster also has a beautiful outdoor dining area. Attached to their main dining room and bar the eclectic space has twin retractable fabric pergolas to take of their shade and rain protection they need. What made this project tricky for our designers was...

There’s a stretch of the year when going outside feels like a bad idea. The right shade structure hands that time back to you. A pergola in the right spot, an awning – they can turn a patio that bakes by noon into somewhere you’ll actually sit. Fresh air, friends over, no dashing back indoors...

When you enter your backyard, the environment should make you feel like you’ve entered a high-class holiday resort. Of course, the crystal clear waters of your pool definitely contribute to that. But the environment is what defines whether you’ll be comfortable in your outdoor area or not.  During hot afternoons, the absence of proper coverage...

For Kyma in Downtown West Palm Beach, we transformed both the ground floor and rooftop dining areas with custom shade solutions designed for comfort, flexibility, and unobstructed views. Here’s what we did: Ground Floor At Avli, the ground floor dining area we designed and installed a custom cantilevered architectural aluminum canopy. The canopy is completely...

Owners used to think of sunlight protection simply as a necessity. You build a stunning home or commercial building, find out that the sun becomes too bright after lunchtime, and install some fabric canopy outside quickly. This was rarely coordinated with other aspects of the building.  Today, everything has changed entirely. As designers, we know...

A Brickell favorite – Upgraded! Smart Shade Structures is proud to have partnered with North Italia on one of their newest locations in Miami. Located in the heart of Brickell, the restaurant originally had a fixed aluminum shade on the facade of the building but they needed something for longevity and functionality for their outdoor...